Cyradix
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DDR2 vs DDR3 : is it worth getting DDR3?
I googled for some reviews on the subject but they all seem 6 months old.
What's the current situation?
Is was thinking about this setup :
ASUS P5E3,s775, 2xPCIe,ATX,X38,DDR3,GLAN, (90-MBB7L0-G0EAY00Z)
DDR3 PC10666 2x1GB-KIT 2GB 1333MHz 9-9-9-26 OCZ Gold DC XTC [OCZ3G13332GK]
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500/3.16GHz FSB 1333 6MB (BX80570E8500)
vs
ASUS Maximus Form,s775,2xPCIe ATX,X38,DDR2,SATA,Glan (90-MBB7M0-G0EAY00Z)
Corsair 2048MB,DDR2,64MX8, 8500,Heatspreader,EPP, (TWIN2X2048-8500C5D)
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500/3.16GHz FSB 1333 6MB (BX80570E8500)
Would there be a noticeable improvement with DDR3 or should I use the money and get 4gb of DDR2 instead?
Next... graphic cards...
8800GT 512 vs 8800GTS 512 ?
The GTS seems to be 10% faster, but what really interests me is the noise level.
One review stated that the GT is about 10db louder. Anyone have any info on this?
(I like quiet pc's )
I googled for some reviews on the subject but they all seem 6 months old.
What's the current situation?
Is was thinking about this setup :
ASUS P5E3,s775, 2xPCIe,ATX,X38,DDR3,GLAN, (90-MBB7L0-G0EAY00Z)
DDR3 PC10666 2x1GB-KIT 2GB 1333MHz 9-9-9-26 OCZ Gold DC XTC [OCZ3G13332GK]
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500/3.16GHz FSB 1333 6MB (BX80570E8500)
vs
ASUS Maximus Form,s775,2xPCIe ATX,X38,DDR2,SATA,Glan (90-MBB7M0-G0EAY00Z)
Corsair 2048MB,DDR2,64MX8, 8500,Heatspreader,EPP, (TWIN2X2048-8500C5D)
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500/3.16GHz FSB 1333 6MB (BX80570E8500)
Would there be a noticeable improvement with DDR3 or should I use the money and get 4gb of DDR2 instead?
Next... graphic cards...
8800GT 512 vs 8800GTS 512 ?
The GTS seems to be 10% faster, but what really interests me is the noise level.
One review stated that the GT is about 10db louder. Anyone have any info on this?
(I like quiet pc's )